Dahl squints as he approaches the trapdoor. “Is that a handle? Or only a shadow?”

The curious if not always bright Dahl gets down on his hands and knees to listen at the door, nearly bumping heads with Memphisto as the magic-y man examines the oaken border between known and unknown.

If Memphisto or Lislgen should start to wander a bit to see what else there is to see, another entrance or such, Dahl will quickly catch up to them. Otherwise, he is content having found the trapdoor.

Dahl and Memphisto kneel down by the trapdoor. It’s made of heavy oak, and even though the surface is quite weathered the door appears to be solid, with large hinges on one side and a heavy metal ring in the middle to pull it open. Dahl places his ear on it to listen, yet no sounds come from the other side.

Memphisto continues to examine the old tower’s grounds, assisted by Albin, carefully poking around, pushing aside pieces of debris to see if there are any signs of other entrances. The foundations of the tower can be more or less deduced from the position of the remnants of the walls and the location of the rubble. The tower appears to have been round, with a diameter of roughly 60 feet. Judging by the thickness of the walls, the tower used to stand quite tall. The interior structure of the ground floor can hardly be retrieved, however: there were probably multiple rooms, but their purpose or exact layout remain a mystery.

There are no signs of any other entrances, and the party reassembles at the trapdoor, Memphisto just having suggested they open it...

Dahl lights a torch and hands it to Albin, then slings his shield on his left arm and picks up his spear with his free hand. The two fighters then begin the party’s cautious descent down the stairs and into the darkness.

You descend the stairs for 20 feet and end up in the middle of a north-south passageway. The floors are flagged and the walls are of dressed stone. The hallway is 10 feet wide and 7 feet high. By the light of Albin's torch, you see that to your left (north) the passage continues for at least 30 feet; after 10 feet there is a passage to the right (east). To your right (south), the passage continues for at least 30 feet. The air is quite moist and cold and there is not a sound to be heard.

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